Insurrection: Rebellion, Civil Rights, and the Paradoxical State of Black Citizenship by Hawa Allan

Insurrection: Rebellion, Civil Rights, and the Paradoxical State of Black Citizenship

Hawa Allan

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The Insurrection Act of 1807--passed amid pervasive fears of slave rebellion--authorizes the president to deploy federal troops to quell domestic uprisings. Invoked during Reconstruction and the civil rights movement, the Act was deployed to enfor...

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